<p>Hyperion’s Master Data Management gives its customers a significant advantage when implementing a Business Performance Management solution, according to a recent article published by leading UK analyst group, Bloor Research.</p><p>“There was one element of [Hyperion System 9] that is almost unique amongst these (BPM) vendors and which creates a significant market advantage for Hyperion,” wrote Bloor Research analyst Philip Howard. “This is the introduction of Master Data Management (MDM) as part of the platform.”</p><p>Hyperion System 9 is the most comprehensive performance management solution ever and the first to integrate financial management applications with a BI platform into a modular system that will adapt to any business need. This comprehensive, integrated solution delivers consistent visibility of past, present and future business operations, enabling sustained improvement in business performance.</p><p>Hyperion System 9 Master Data Management synchronises BPM master data — such as business dimensions, reporting structures, hierarchies, attributes and business rules — across distributed data warehouses, data marts, analytic applications, and transaction systems. It is offered within the foundation services layer of Hyperion System 9 and empowers business users to directly manage complex, rapidly changing master data – technology that is unique to Hyperion within the performance management industry.</p><p>“For the moment, this feature of Hyperion System 9 gives the company a very significant advantage over its closest rivals,” wrote Howard. “In particular, the difficulty involved in implementing change without the benefit of MDM can be so great that companies are sometimes prepared to implement sub-optimal plans rather than go through the pain of making these changes. With Hyperion System 9 and MDM that need never be the case.”</p><p>About Bloor Research</p><p>Founded in 1989, Bloor Research is one of the world’s leading IT research, analysis and consultancy organisations – distributing research and analysis to IT user and vendor organizations throughout the world via online subscriptions, tailored research services and consultancy projects.</p><p>About Hyperion</p><p>Hyperion Solutions Corporation is the global leader in Business Performance Management software. More than 10,000 customers rely on Hyperion software to provide visibility into how their businesses are performing and to help them plan and model to improve that performance. Using Hyperion software, customers collect data, organise and analyse it, then communicate it across the enterprise. Hyperion offers the industry's only Business Performance Management solution that integrates financial management applications with a business intelligence platform into a single system.</p><p>Named one of the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For (2004), Hyperion serves global customers in 45 countries. A network of more than 600 partners provides the company’s innovative and specialised solutions and services. Hyperion generated revenues of $703 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2005 and is traded under the Nasdaq symbol HYSL. For more information, please visit www.hyperion.com.</p><p>Safe Harbour Statement</p><p>Statements in this press release other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements concerning the potential success of anticipated product features, the anticipated product offerings and the potential market opportunities for business performance management software. Such statements constitute anticipated outcomes and do not assure results. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to the company's ability to retain and attract key employees, the successful and timely development of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, customer demand, and technological shifts. For a more detailed discussion of factors that could affect the company's performance and cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, interested parties should review the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Report on Form 10-K filed on August 31, 2005 and the report on Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2005. The company does not undertake an obligation to update its forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.</p><p>“Hyperion,” the Hyperion “H” logo and Hyperion’s product names are trademarks of Hyperion. References to other companies and their products use trademarks owned by the respective companies and are for reference purpose only.</p><p>Media ContactJohn BackKinetics Pty Ltd(02) 9212-3848john@kinetics.com.au</p>

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